Hot Pick: UGK exhibit unveiling

We’re happy to see Port Arthur finally so excited about hometown heroes UGK — short for Underground Kingz — the iconic hip hop duo of Bernard “Bun B” Freeman and the late Chad “Pimp C” Butler.

This weekend, the Museum of the Gulf Coast will induct UGK into its Music Hall of Fame and will unveil a brand new exhibit just for the Southern hip hop duo.

Bun B continues to gain prominence as a refreshingly level headed member of the American hip hop elite. These days he’s living in Houston, teaching a Hip Hop and Religion course at Rice University, while also curating an online rap coloring book which you can read about — and enjoy for yourself — on page C21 .